Drew Sitton

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Drew Sitton

From Mayor Todd Gloria to UC San Diego, San Diego Pride has lost prominent sponsors and attendees of its upcoming festival over headliner Khelani’s comments on the Israel-Palestine war. A letter from past Pride board members, staff and volunteer leaders went public on Monday over what they say is a “crisis in leadership” on the board. Their beef is not with Khelani, though — they are concerned about a hollowing out of the organization staff and abandonment of its advocacy for justice.

2 weeks ago | timesofsandiego.com | Drew Sitton

Overview: Art Alive The San Diego Museum of Art announced that the record-breaking 44th iteration of its signature annual fundraiser Art Alive raised $1.3 million for its exhibits, education, outreach and public programs. BALBOA PARK – The San Diego Museum of Art announced that the record-breaking 44th iteration of its signature annual fundraiser Art Alive raised $1.3 million for its exhibits, education, outreach and public programs.

2 weeks ago | timesofsandiego.com | Drew Sitton

Overview: La Mesa bookshop Local bookshop owner stays busy running shop and authoring her first novel. LA MESA –Three years ago, Becca Title opened San Diego’s first romance bookshop in North Park, quickly becoming a mainstay among genre fiction fans and the region’s growing indie bookstore community. Last year, she moved Meet Cute Romance Bookshop to a bigger space in old town La Mesa, bringing her dedicated readers into the East County community.

3 weeks ago | timesofsandiego.com | Drew Sitton

Overview: Hillcrest fights back against hateful graffiti Last summer, 18 trash cans with “Welcome to Hillcrest” signs, three painted utility boxes, two businesses’ exterior walls and a mural in mural alley were defaced with swastikas and anti-gay slurs. HILLCREST – “Today we’re going to tell you the good end of the terrible story,” said District Attorney Summer Stephan. The tale began with a hate crime.

3 weeks ago | timesofsandiego.com | Drew Sitton

Overview: New Paleontology Center at Natural History Museum The new center on the Balboa Park institution’s basement floor is named after longtime employee and paleontologist Tom Deméré, who has headed up the museum’s paleontology division since 1994. BALBOA PARK – The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is set to open its new Paleontology Center this Friday, June 6, where visitors can watch scientists work in real time.